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As viral footage of the moment in question continues to circulate, police in Los Angeles have kicked off a hit-and-run investigation in connection with a Tesla driver’s airborne stunt. Clips shared to social media over the weekend (including by Ben Baller) show the driver of what’s since been confirmed as a rented Tesla briefly taking […]
One person is killed and 24 are injured after a mass shooting erupted at a car show in Dumas, Arkansas, on Saturday night. Arkansas State Police confirmed the news in a press release on Sunday, with officials revealing that one suspect is in custody. Police said multiple children were injured in the shooting, which took place about 90 […]
An unarmed Black man who last month was shot and paralyzed by police officers in Trenton, New Jersey, is suing the city and its police department. NBC News reports Jajuan R. Henderson, 29, went to his car to retrieve an iced tea shortly after midnight on Feb. 12, when he was allegedly ambushed by a group of plain-clothed police officers. “In […]
A former Virginia police officer pleaded guilty on Friday to storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. CBS News reports Jacob Fracker, 30, a former Rocky Mount, Virginia police officer who was fired after his arrest, pleaded guilty to conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding, the joint session of Congress that was held on Jan. 6 to certify […]
Disturbing video shows the final moments of a man’s life as he shouted “I can’t breathe” while being restrained by five officers. The incident occurred in Los Angeles County on March 31, 2020, nearly two months before George Floyd died under similar circumstances. CNN reports the California Highway Patrol took Edward Bronstein, 38, into custody following […]
Former University of Georgia football player Ahkil Crumpton was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a RaceTrac gas station clerk. ESPN reports that Crumpton, who is 23, went to a junior college in California before playing wide receiver at UGA in 2017 and 2018, was arrested this week in connection with the murder of a gas […]
Demarcus D. Little, who was the boyfriend of the Fort Valley State University student that disappeared on Valentine’s Day 2020, was found guilty of murder. WSB-TV reports Little, 24, an Army sergeant based at Fort Gordon in Augusta, Georgia, was convicted on Tuesday with felony murder and aggravated assault in connection with the Feb. 2020 death of his girlfriend, […]
Two Chicago police officers responsible for the shooting deaths of 13-year-old Adam Toledo and 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez just days apart in March of 2021 are not being charged, per Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. Officer Eric Stillman—who shot and killed Toledo on March 29—and Officer Evan Solano—who shot and killed Alvarez two days later—are not being charged after Foxx claimed officers […]
Tragedy has befallen a family in a Chicago suburb after a three-year-old child accidentally shot and killed his mother after finding his father’s gun and playing with it. According to the Associated Press, 22-year-old Daejah Bennett was shot in the neck on Saturday after her child found 23-year-old Romell Watson’s gun in the backseat of their car. […]
An Instagram influencer is suing the New York Police Department for causing her “emotional distress” after they mistakenly used a photo of her on a wanted poster for a thieving hooker. The New York Post reports Eva Lopez, 31, has filed a $30 million lawsuit against the NYPD “for defamation, libel, slander, intentional infliction of emotional distress” […]
